Tag: Fish
Fisheries business in India grew by 27% in last 4 years,...
The budget provision of Rs 7,522.48 crore for establishing Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund has potential to benefit 40 lakh fishermen, especially women, self-help groups, weaker sections..............
Rapid detection kits for adulterants in fresh fish launched
Developed by Kochi based Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, the rapid detection kits help in protecting the consumers’ health from the chemical used for fish preservation...............
ICAR-CIFT develops rapid detection kits to check adulterations in fresh fish
The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology has developed a low-cost, users’ friendly Paper Strip methods for rapid detection of formaldehyde and ammonia in fishes.......
Overall fish production grows by 19% during 2014-17
India witnessed an increase in fish production from being just 0.75 million tonne in 1950-51 to 11.41 million tonnes in 2016-17..............
India becomes second largest fish producing country in the world
Combining the production of all types of fisheries (capture and culture), the total fish production in the country reaches at about 11.41 million tonnes in 2016-17............
Mission fingerling to achieve blue revolution, says govt
The fish fingerling production by the government of India is the single most important critical input visualised to achieve fish production targets under the blue revolution...........
Ornamental fisheries via cluster farming have socio-economic benefits for farmers
Government has allocated Rs 61.89 crore for the pilot project on ornamental fisheries in 8 potential states including Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Kerala....
“Fish production can be boosted by farmer friendly technologies”
The minister of state for agriculture and farmers welfare, Mr Sudharshan Bhagat made the remarks as he inaugurated recirculating aquaculture system facility at ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute at Cochin....
Blue revolution: India ranks first in export of fish products
According to the estimates of the year 2015-16, there was about Rs 1 lakh crore value fish production in the country.....